senior photo session in saint paul, mn

Emily  { Class of 2018 }

So here's Emily;  who to me, seems very wise beyond her years.  Her dad is a friend from high-school (Go JM Rockets) and it's an unsettling reminder that my own kid is going to have HER senior session NEXT summer.  Ugh.

Emily is so comfortable in her own skin. She was confident in her (only) 2 outfit choices and wanted to make sure that I wouldn't remove her freckles during editing. 

(Side note: 1. I'd never remove anything that was a part of someone's natural, God-given features. 2. I love, LOVE FRECKLES!)

We spend the evening wandering around Lowertown, locating all of my favorite backdrops and alleyways that were often littered with cigarette butts (and sometimes smelled like urine... :-P) because that's what she wanted; The beautiful and gritty city.  She was a trooper though the entire session, and her mom and younger sister were, too! 

Thanks so much, Emily.  I really loved working with you and I think you are headed for big things!